amersvsaxéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: amers is a adjective, axées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“amers” is an adjective and “axées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,148
“amers” frequency rank
#41,660
“axées” frequency rank
80808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amers axées
Definition Masculin pluriel de amer. Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe axer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set amers and axées apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
amers
5 ch
axées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: amers is \a.mɛʁ\ while axées is \ak.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amers is recorded at frequency rank #39,148, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.mɛʁ\. axées is at rank #41,660, tagged as averb, pronounced \ak.se\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 80808, this pair ranks #20,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amers vs axées

Shared letters: aes. Private to "amers": mr. Private to "axées": .

"amers" · 5 letters · shape VCVCC  ·  "axées" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amersaemrs · amerrs · amerss · amesr · ammers

Frequency comparison

amers#39,148
axées#41,660

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "amers" and "axées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "amers" is an adjective and "axées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "amers" or "axées"?
"amers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,148 in our French list, against #41,660 for "axées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering amers vs axées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “amers”; for a verb, it's “axées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “amers” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list